PenUltimate Editorial Services
1200 Cameron Avenue V1W 4T2 Kelowna, BC, Canada

Greetings followers, I haven't contributed to this page for a long while, but I just got a Facebook prompt to write a post. So here goes. I find that for the first time in 17 years, after a client cancelled a huge job I had booked for the spring and summer, I have large gaps in my schedule right now.... I'm an experienced generalist freelance editor, with hundreds of books and manuscripts under my belt. I edit strongly on every level, from substantive to copy editing to proofreading. I was a finalist for the Tom Fairley award in 2011. You can view my extensive portfolio on my website here: http://penultimateword.com/portfolio/. Being out of work for the first time in 17 years has me feeling like an arm has been amputated! I'm passionate about my work and always like to have an editing project going on. I'd be pleased to talk with you about your editorial needs. Thank you in advance! Arlene Prunkl www.penultimateword.com [email protected]

Hi folks and followers, I really appreciate all the likes and follows, but I just don't interact much on this page. I'm still actively editing and seeking work, so please don't hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services. When editors make mistakes . . . http://penultimateword.com/edit/when-editors-make-mistakes/

At last! A new blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services: Steps to becoming a freelance book editor. Enjoy! http://penultimateword.com//how-to-become-a-freelance-boo/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services (that's me!). A 10-point checklist for how to name your fictional characters. http://penultimateword.com//a-10-point-checklist-for-nami/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services! Characterization in fiction: how to write realistic character reactions. http://penultimateword.com//characterization-in-fiction-w/

New blog post! Truth and lies in fictionhow to write an unreliable narrator. http://penultimateword.com/book-marketing/8401/

New blog post! The final installment of my series on fiction dialogue. In today's post: in-depth information on how to write your characters' interior monologues. http://penultimateword.com//dialogue-in-fiction-part-v-wr/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services! This is the fourth of five articles in my series on writing effective dialogue for fiction. http://penultimateword.com/editing-blogs/8187/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services: Dialogue in fiction: Part IIThe nuts and bolts. http://penultimateword.com//dialogue-in-fiction-part-ii-t/

http://penultimateword.com//dialogue-in-fiction-part-i-th/

New blog post! How to write effective transitions, those quiet links that help your writing's logic, flow, and clarity. http://penultimateword.com//transitions-quiet-links-that-/

New blog post! A complement to my post last month touting benefits of indie publishing. http://penultimateword.com//the-advantages-of-traditional/

New blog post for fiction writers: Dialogue in fiction: how to write authentic dialect and foreign accents. Enjoy! http://penultimateword.com//dialect-in-dialogue-how-to-wr/

New blog post! 16 advantages of self-publishing over traditional publishing. http://penultimateword.com//16-advantages-of-self-publish/

New blog post! Editing on a tropical vacation be careful what you wish for. http://penultimateword.com//editing-on-a-tropical-vacatio/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services. #$%&*!$ those bloody expletives! English's 4 types of expletives defined. http://lnkd.in/bR9sbx7

New blog post from Arlene Prunkl at PenUltimate Editorial Services. Caveat editor: beware the e-plagiarist. A cautionary tale for editors, writers, and all website owners. http://penultimateword.com//caveat-editor-beware-the-e-pl/

New blog post from PenUltimate Editorial Services. Your 4-point checklist for hiring a freelance editor. http://penultimateword.com//your-4-point-checklist-for-hi/

The new geography of reading. Another great post by Carla Douglas at Beyond Paper Editing. http://beyondpaperediting.blogspot.ca//the-new-geography-o

North America's only bookless public library looks like an Apple store, with rows of glossy iMacs. http://www.theprovince.com//high+tech+A/9347023/story.html

Fiction writers: this is one of the best articles I've ever read defining omniscient POV, which a lot of writers and even editors are confused about. http://www.scribophile.com//using-third-person-omniscient-

What Do You Want From Your Writing in 2014And Beyond? By Dan Holloway. http://janefriedman.com/20//03/what-you-want-from-writing/

First blog post of the year! Starting off 2014 with a gratitude list: 15 reasons I love freelance editing. http://penultimateword.com//15-reasons-i-love-freelance-ed

Words that really mattered in 2013. And the ones that really, really didn't. http://www.theguardian.com//selfies-twerking-words-really-

You're saying it wrong: word pedants literally peeved over "literally." http://www.theatlantic.com///youre-saying-it-wrong/355738/

For the legal crowd: Twas the Night Before Christmas (in Legalese). A brilliant version by lawyer Georgialee Lang, the Law Diva. http://lawdiva.wordpress.com//twas-the-night-before-chris/

Very sound advice on how to self-publish an e-book. By David Carnoy. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-/how-to-self-publish-an-ebook/

Happy holidays! New blog post and my last one of the year. Why "show, don't tell" is the big myth of fiction writing. http://penultimateword.com//show-dont-tell-fiction-writer/

Of selfies, shelfies and other cray-cray language. Social media speeds up cutesification of English. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/selfies+shelfie//story.html

25 ways to tighten your writing. http://www.ragan.com/WritingEditing/Articles/47430.aspx

Thousands of free ebooks online at http://www.forgottenbooks.org/.

Amazone cracks down on keyword abuse by self-publishing authors. http://goodereader.com//amazon-cracks-down-on-bogus-keywor

Interested in a career as a copy editor? Some good advice here. http://www.copyediting.com/more-career-advice-learn-and-do